Big Sandy High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Big Sandy, MT)

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THE CENTENNJAI happy in my work and am glad of the opportunity to tell you about it.” Just then I heard Reynold say, “I think it is time to hear from David Moe”. The man who answered to the name stood up and grinned at us and instantly I thought of David’s contagious chuckle when funny things oc- curred in the assembly room. We didn’t have to wait long to hear it again for it came before he could tell his story which began, “Weil, I didn’t think I wanted to go to College after I graduated from high school but when all the class talked college from morning until night, I got the fever too and made up my mind to go to Bozeman. I went through the agricultural De- partment and since graduating from there I have taught agriculture in sev- eral high schools in Montana. I have always liked boys (ant! girls) and like to work with them. I am not piling up wealth but I hope 1 am helping boys to be better men and better farmers. I am interested in athletics too, and coach football and track each year. I am very glad to be nere, Don and I were always good friends and we owe him a debt of gratitude for our enter- tainment.” When the name of Lillian McClellan was called, I thought of her as she was in high school and as I looked at her I realized that time had dealt gently with her although she was more sedate and grown up now. Her first words were, “Gee, I didn’t know I was supposed to make a speech but may- be I can tell you a few things I have done in the last ten years. I went to a girl’s school in the east and took an active part in all trie athletics and out-door recreation offered. After I graduated from there I took a special course in ‘health-building athletics for girls’. Since then I have had charge of athletics for girls in several large high schools, but next year I am going to begin a new course of, ‘the use of athletics on husbands' and hope to be as successful in that as I have been in my other work.” We were all so busy remembering Barney’s athletic work for Big Sandy Hi that it was quiet for a few minutes. But the toastmaster soon called our attention back to earth by calling on Alvin Jacobsen. Alvin’s hair had lost none of its color but he had lost a few pounds of excess weight and had the air of a successful man. We ex- pected Alvin to take up agricultural work so we were surprised when he began by asking us if we remembered the cartoons we had to draw for English IV. “Well, those cartoons gave me an idea and I went to an art school and studied cartoons from all angles. I seemed to have an aptitude for drawing them and after finishing my art course I began working for ad- vertising firms and made good at it. Now I have a studio of my own and have a number of pupils. This trip home has given me some new ideas so I am doubly glad to be here.” Right then each one resolved to try to persuade Alvin to draw cartoons of the reunion next day. Marion Heise was called on next. She is a classy looking girl and just as attractive as in our school days. Her story began thus, ”1 am sure none of you ever thought I would be an actress, but thats what I am and I enjoy my work very much. At first the work wasn’t very interesting and I was often discouraged but I had made up my mind to be an actress so I plodded on. After awhile I was given an important role and now 1 am the star in the play my own company is giving. I am glad to be here and hope you all will have a chance to attend one of our productions.” I was so deep in thought that I jumped when my name was called and forgot whether I had lived ten years since our graduation or whether this

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THE CENTENNIAJ tural Department of the College. Tomorrow I want to show you people some pictures of my family, Hershell Jr. Dorothy Jr. and baby Arthur. They are darling youngsters if they are mine and I say it myself. I graduated from Dillon and taught in the city schools at Missoula two years and then we were married. Since living in Bozeman I have finished the domestic science course at the college besides keeping my house and caring for my family. Next year I am going to have my mother stay with the children and I am going to teach domestic science in a high school near Bozeman.” The happiness on Dorothy’s face plainly told us that she had attained the goal she had set for herself when she was a Sophomore in high school When Signe Bergby’s name was announced I noticed that she was sit- ting beside a very tall man in whom she evinced cosiderable interest but I a.most gasped for breath when I heard her say, “I am so glad Floyd and 1 could come to the reunion on our honeymoon. Of course, we are happy any- way but seeing you all and hearing about your success makes us that much happier. I was undecided as to where I should go to study music after I graduated from B. S. H. S. so I stayed at home for a year, and rested. Then I began to study voice and piano at the Conservatory of Music in Boston. After finishing there I worked on Chautauqua platforms for the three years and have had a studio of my own in San Francisco ever since. Now that we are married I shall do whatever Floyd thinks best and spend my time pleas- ing him.” Can you imagine that docile talk from snappy, little Signe? There’s no ■lelling what miracles life will work. It was only natural to ask Floyd to speak next so after unwinding his long length (longer and thinner than ever it seemed) he smiled and looked at the crowd and said, “Say Don, do you remember how hard we worked dur- ing our Senior year at high school ? I have worked just that hard studying music in New York and much harder since then in Grand Opera. I enjoy my music very much and now that I have Signe to work for and to spur me on I am sure I can do even greater things in the future. When you people come out to San Francisco, come to visit us.” During these speeches I had noticed a dapper, smiling, good-natured, f.'ne looking man in a corner and thought it must be Sam Sprague and sure whan the name was called this man got up instantly and then broadened in- to a grin as Sam began his story. “It beats all how loyal the whole class has been in coming to this meet- ing and I am glad to be here to add my story to yours. First, I am married have five children, a home in Portland, Hudson sedan and am president of the Union State Bank of Portland. I acted upon the advice of one of my in- structors in high school and attended the Commercial department at Boze- man, after graduating from there I entered a bank as a paying teller and gradually worked my way up to my present position. I have worked hard, and many long hours but the effort has been worth the while.” We applauded him so enthusiastically that we scarcely heard the open- ing remarks of a tall, beautiful, dignified lady who responded to the name of Sadie Hakenson. She spoke very quietly and her interesting story is as follows, “I entered the Deaconess Train g School for Nurses at Great Falls in June after graduating from high school and spent three years of hard training. I saw and cared for all kinds of cases but my greatest pleasure was helping the doctors during a delicate operation. I became so keen a- bout this special work that I was given a chance to specialize In it during my last year of training. After fiishing -there I was clinic nurse at a large hos- pital in St Paul and now I am school nurse in St Louis, Missouri. I am very

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THE CENTENNIAL was all a dream. Finally I realized that the crowd was waiting for me to speak and memory came back to me. “After graduation I went to Cheny Normal two years and then taught in graded schools three years to get my my life certificate. About that time I had a chance to go to the Hawiian Is- lands to teach so I spent two years teaching the natives to talk English. Af- ter my return I rested a year and the last two years I was principal of the Junior High in one of the schools of Seattle, Washington. I am glad to be back to the place where I spent two of the busiest, happiest years of my lif e.’' Reynold then said, “little boys should be seen and not heard but Don is a man now, we have seen him and now let’s hear from him.” We clapped for Don who at last got up and said, “You all know I don't like to make speeches but since I have enjoyed hearing all about you folks I will try to say a few words. I graduated from the Ag. Department at Boze- man, but the teaching idea didn’t appeal to me so I began to put inro practice a few things I had learned. They seemed to work out very well so I branched out year after year and things are as you see tuem. You guys can live in towns if you want to and hold down all the sissy jobs you want but as for Zeila and me, we will stay on the farm and be happy.” By this time the hour was late so someone proposed a pep meeting and led by Sam (who hadn’t lost any of his skill) we cheered for “good old Sandy and the good old purple, and gold” then bade each other a joyous goodnight, looking forward to several more days of visiting with the class and another reunion at a future date. CORA PARKER, Class of 25. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The Freshmen who strated in 1921 in the cruise across the Sea of High School Education have traded their last ship and are now on board the “Sen- ior”. Our crew is happy, peppy and dignified. Although our number has each year decreased, our spirit is here. The first year forty-six was our grand total. The next year however, due to so many going to surrounding schools, we were only twenty-eight in number. The next year there were only sixteen of us to continue the voyage through the channel of “Juniorism.” Lilian McClellan, Sam Sprague and Nat Gaines joined our crew. Reynold Larson, one of the crew was success- ful in batting the “Debate Winds” and was on the frst debate team. In ath- letics, five of our boys, Nat Gaines, Clifford Flatness, Alvin Jacobsen aixd Sam Spiague were on the football team. In basketball, Floyd Hansen and Clifford Flatness supported the Purple and Gold. We are Seniors now and through for a short rest beofre taking passage cn the Ocean of Life. We have six added to our crew this year also. The new ones are June Bartlett, Dorothy Morefield, Cora Parker, Ethel Diacon, Dave Moe and Iris English. This year Dorothy Morefield and Reynold Larson are cn the debate team. In athletics David Moe and Floyd Hansen were on the Basketball squad and Alvin Jacobsen, Nat Ganes, Sam Sprague, David Moe, Floyd Hansen and Don Grubbs were on the football team. Lilan McClellan and Marion Heise were the stars on the girls’ basket- ball team. We are very sorry that James Mason and Don Grubbs had to drop out of our class but they will be back to finish next year. We wish to thank Mr. Moe for his guiding hand and also our instruct- ors for the help and great patience they have shown with us these four years of honest work. SIGNE BERGB Class of ’2b,